Can i deal with social anxiety alone? Help Please!!?
So i am sure i have social anxiety, i have all of the symptoms but i am too nervous or scared to talk to anyone about it so is there any way i can treat it on my own, a diary or something? for example, at my bus stop (im 14, junior high) there are three groups: the girls, the 7th grade boys, and the 8th grade boys. There are also a few kids standing together to listen to their ipods. i know i could talk to them, and have someone to talk to at the bus stop, wich would be nice, but there are a lot of people there, standing in a circle, wich would be really uncomfterable, and i could talk to the ipod people, but i dont know them, so ya. so every day, morning and afternoon, i stand alone at the stop. i feel like an outcast or loner for standing alone, but i cant go up to them or i might pass out cuz i get so nervous. i have two friends, but i dont have any classes with them, they are in honors classes and im not, so im dead silent in all my classes, and when a teacher calls on me, i go blank and make a fool of myself in front of everyone. in science we dont have many people in that class, so when we arent doing anything, or doing labs, they often go into a large group and talk about cute guys, etc., wich hits two birds with one stone, large groups, no thanks, and talking about crushes, double no thanks. so ya i have a problem, but i dont know how to deal with it.
How to deal with social anxiety in school?
I'm fourteen, and I've been labeled as the "shy" friend. Social anxiety is ruining my life. P.E. is the worst. It's like torture. I have to dress out and participate so I don't fail, and when I do, I have panic attacks. Every time it's my turn to go and participate, people laugh at me because I'm not athletic. I can't get balls over the net or hit base balls or anything. One time I asked to go the bathroom and didn't come back for 30 minutes because I was having a panic attack in the bathroom. There's this boy in my P.E. class who has pushed me and laughed at me before, and he terrifies me. I can feel him staring at me when I participate and he tries to talk to me. All the other girls in my class are always saying things about me, I hear them. They ask why I'm so shy, but if I told them they wouldn't understand. If I trip or stumble or accidentally go the wrong way to class, I'll have a panic attack because people are laughing at me. Or I think they are, I have bad paranoia. I've begged my parents to online school me, but they think SA is bullshit. Even my therapist has told them that it is real, and hard to deal with, but they don't believe me. Social anxiety has caused me to fail most of my classes and I'm going to fail this school year because of it. I have contemplated suicide a million times because I also deal with manic depression and I hate myself. I have no self esteem. I think I'm ugly and stupid and pathetic and everybody hates me. If someone talks to me or calls my name in the halls, I'll just keep walking. It's so hard to breathe when people speak to me. It's worse when my teachers try to discipline me or yell at me in front of the class because the whole class will be staring at me and I'll start to cry and eventually I just run out of the room and the teacher writes me up. Please help me deal with this disorder. I've been seeing my therapist but I've been unable to talk to her because of my disorder. She doesn't even know how bad it is.
I have terrible social anxiety and need the Lord's help ?
I have social anxiety and depression, and have for years. I started recently praying to God about it. I understand what you're going through. I find it helpful to pray to Mary, Mother of God, she's your Mother too. Ask her to please pray for you to Jesus, ask her for the strength to see and understand God's will for your life. Ask Her to pray that "you may be made worthy of the promises of Christ". Ask Mary to teach you to be like Her, and to console you in times of trouble. That's what a Mother is for, and She's the best! Understanding, and accepting God's will for your life will help. 3 pm is the perfect time to pray to Jesus, right when He took His last breath on the cross. Ask Him for the grace to hear his word, and for the strength to love Him no matter what. He can help you love Him more, and follow His will for your life. You will grow in your faith if you ask Him to let you. Keep praying, especially when it's bad. I always thanks God, everyday. Even when I feel sad some days, or upset and anxious, I thank God for all the gifts He's given me. Don't use His name in vain. It helps me, when I'm in social settings, to pray in my head. I just keep saying the Hail Mary or Our Father over in my head. Also, I pray before I go into places, like the supermarket or work. And I also pray when I'm in the car, outloud, and it's helpful. I tell Jesus where I'm going, what I'm scared about, and everything. I ask Him to please help me be what He wants me to be. Don't ask for things and expect to get them, that will leave you thinking that He's not listening. Instead, ask Him to guide you, and tell Him that you want to do His will. If you honestly want to better yourself, walk the path that Jesus has made for you, and tell Him about it. Also, this job doesn't sound like it's a good fit for you. You can pray to God and ask Him to show you your true vocation. It won't happen overnight, but you'll feel the little pulls, this way or that way. And you'll get the thoughts and feelings.
How to cure social anxiety?
whenever i'm around people, except for a few, i get really nervous and paranoid about what to say. people say i'm weird, but i just get really anxious and uncomfortable with people....how do you cure this? is there a pill, or just a way to get rid of this nervousness? i don't have many friends, and I think this may be why. No one wants to be around someone awkward, do they? because in turn it makes THEM feel awkward, doesn't it? Does anyone else have this problem? Sometimes I drink to relieve these feelings, but I can't always depend on alcohol to cure my nervousness with people forever. What are some good tips to feel more comfortable and confident with people?